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Third, this was the closest - as far as I can tell - that an MLB game has ever taken place to me, and that still couldn't make me do a four-day round trip. Finally, the UK is probably the only European country where MLB has a whiff of a chance of becoming mainstream interesting. They have cricket after all, and the major test games will take days to complete. ...although MLB could have adapted at least a *wee* bit and call for a tea break after two hours...
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BREAKING: Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs has died suddenly at the age of 27.
Tonight's game at Texas has been called off.
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People do care about baseball in England, how many times would/have you start watching a game at 2am and sometimes not finish watching it till past 7am aka White Sox and Astros WS, I know thousands in England did. Also there are many countries in Europe that follow baseball more than England, more have better leagues etc although this is just hearsay not factual. England was chosen same as the NFL was chosen as it's the easiest country to get to from other European countries, be that the case after we leave the EU NOBODY knows just in case we get the usual rubbish. As for non US travellers, first game most were English who I was sat near to however some near me were from Italy, Germany, Greece and a couple from Texas on vacation but not Red Sox or Yankee fans just to watch the game. Second game Australia, they were actually Life guards just arrived for the summer. This game there were more from the US a party of 6 had come for the games from NY but using it for their vacation as a bonus. What makes me laugh on this thread is 1) The length of the game/games, trust me 9hrs is short for 2 games when a test match (cricket) 8hrs a day for 5 days straight, the cricket world cup as been going on for 8hrs a day per game for nearly a month. 2) I can understand the put down of England hosting games but think about this for a moment, yes it was the Yankees and Red Sox but I believe they drew more than they would have at Fenway or Yankee Stadium. 3) Your not filling stadiums stateside, I watch a few games a week and bar the top teams at home or visiting most stadiums are half full. Plus slot of you guys are always saying baseball is losing its fanbase so you can't blame them for looking elsewhere for cash, if you don't like it don't watch it. Like I've said before, football (soccer) sold its soul so I gave up watching it, I enjoy my NFL & MLB maybe if your not enjoying a sport find one you do. My dear fellow we do not stop for tea every five minutes, that's a myth. We go at least ten minutes We actually only stop twice for a tea break in cricket, one being lunch at 1pm and secondly 3:40pm for tea (not the drink). Ideally we should have stopped at the 7th inning stretch for tea (cuppa). Last edited by ukhotstove; 07-01-2019 at 06:57 PM. |
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Wow, shocking. I wish his family the best.
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Now, whether that will ever lead to being a 'mainstream' European sport, I have no idea, but I suspect it's a valuable foothold either way.
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That's terrible
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Quite a few well-known soccer players over the last decade too. Still as shocking each time though
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This doesn't feel like great timing now, but here's some clips of the UK coverage from the London series https://www.mlb.com/cut4/the-best-br...-london-series
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Did not know this. Braves were more stoned than the Mets.
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That’s true for basketball yeah, fair point.
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If Tim Kurkijan was on Jeopardy w/all categories on baseball, do you think anyone could beat him?
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Last two full games I’ve watched - the first London game, 17-13 Yanks over Sox, and Cubs at Pirates tonight, where Pittsburgh has scored 18, Josh Bell has 3 homers, and two players have 5 hits
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